Written question asked by Bambos Charalambous (Labour) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Development Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned ODA funding within the Human Development thematic directorate will be for a) global health, b) women and girls, c) equalities, d) civil society, e) safeguarding, f) governance and g) education in 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29.

Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the detail of those allocations. I also refer him to the evidence provided by the Foreign Secretary and the Minister of State for International Development at the International Development Committee on 24 March, where they addressed questions at length about the Government's ODA policies and allocation decisions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 124888
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations 2026/27 – 2028/29
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Written statements
House of Commons; Future of UK aid and development assistance
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Parliamentary committees
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Thursday, 28 May 2026
Written questions
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Thursday, 28 May 2026
Written questions
House of Commons; Humanitarian Aid
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Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Development aid
Contains statistics: Yes
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